Transcription of Perceived Stress Scale 4 (PSS-4) - ohnurses.org
1 Perceived Stress Scale 4 (PSS-4)INSTRUCTIONSThe questions in this Scale ask you about your feelings and thoughts during THE LAST MONTH. In each case, please indicate your response by placing an X over the square representing HOW OFTEN you felt or thought a certain In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?2. In the last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?3. In the last month, how often have you felt that things were going your way?4. In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?Never Almost Never Sometimes Fairly Often Very Often 0 1 2 3 4 Scoring for the Perceived Stress Scale 4:Questions 1 and 4 Questions 2 and 30 = Never 4 = Never1 = Almost Never 3 = Almost Never2 = Sometimes 2 = Sometimes3 = Fairly Often 1 = Fairly Often4 = Very Often 0 = Very OftenLowest score: 0 Highest score: 16 Higher scores are correlated to more , S.
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